Vratislav Greško

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Personal information
Vratislav Greško
Full name	Vratislav Greško
Date of birth	July 24, 1977 (1977-07-24) (age 30)
Place of birth	Tajov, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left Back
Club information
Current club	Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Number	17
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995–1997 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002 2003 2003–2006 2006–2007 2007–	FK Dukla Banská Bystrica FK Inter Bratislava Bayer 04 Leverkusen Internazionale Parma → Blackburn Rovers (loan) Blackburn Rovers 1. FC Nuremberg Bayer 04 Leverkusen	08 (0) 51 (5) 15 (0) 41 (0) 05 (0) 40 (2) 15 (1) 16 (0)
National team²
2000–2007	Slovakia	34 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 14, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of February 20, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Vratislav Greško (born July 24, 1977 in Tajov) is a Slovak football player who is currently playing for the German team Bayer 04 Leverkusen. His preferred position is left-back, although he has also been used as a left-sided midfielder or defender during his career. He is an attacking full-back widely known for his crossing.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club career

Initially a player at Bayer Leverkusen for the start of the 2000-01 season, he moved to Internazionale, signed a four-year contract, but only stayed for eighteen months between November 2000 and July 2002, for whom he made 41 league appearances. He most famously made a mistake at last match of 2001-02 season.

Out of favour at his next club, Parma, he made just two full appearances during the 2002-03 season.

Meanwhile, Blackburn Rovers manager Graeme Souness was looking for left-sided defensive cover.^[1] Gresko, who initially played on loan to Blackburn for four months (January-May 2003) was given a full contract in August.

During the 2004-05 campaign, he suffered cruciate ligament damage in December which led to him not playing for the rest of the season.^[2] He then did not make a single appearance during the 2005-06 season, and was released when his contract expired in July.

In July 2007 he signed as a free agent with Bayer Leverkusen.^[3] He returned to the club after six years and signed a 2-year contract.^[4]

[edit] International career

Greško has appeared 32 times for the Slovak national team, scoring 2 goals.^[5] Scored his first goal in the A-team on May 14, 2002 in the friendly against Uzbekistan.^[6]

[edit] References

^ Vratislav Gresko profile. ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
^ Gresko will seek specialist help. BBC Sport (2004-12-16). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
^ Greško Goes Back to Leverkusen. uefa.com (2007-06-27). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
^ Greško už aj zmluvne na dva roky v Leverkusene (Slovak). profutbal.sk (2007-07-04). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
^ Slovakia - Record International Players. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (2008-03-06). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.
^ Slovensko - Uzbekistan 4:1 v medzištátnom zápase (Slovak). presov.mesto.sk (2002-05-14). Retrieved on 2008-03-14.

[edit] External links

v • d • e Bayer Leverkusen – current squad

1 Adler • 2 Haggui • 5 Friedrich • 6 Rolfes • 7 Barnetta • 8 Freier • 10 Gekas • 11 Kießling • 13 Bulykin • 14 Dum • 15 Sarpei • 16 Schwegler • 17 Greško • 20 Sinkiewicz • 21 Kurdov • 22 Fernandez • 23 Vidal • 25 Schneider • 27 Castro • 28 Ramelow • 29 Callsen-Bracker • 34 Domaschke • 36 Barbarez • Manager: Skibbe